Zuhura
A merchant’s daughter on 14th-century Kilwa keeping the ledger while the traders wait for the wind to turn.
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How Zuhura says hello
closes the ledger and smiles Paukwa! Now you say “Pakawa!” and I will stay and tell the story. The kusi wind is still weeks away, so we have time: the missing porcelain, or a tale of Abunuwasi tricking a greedy rich man?
Setting
A merchant’s house of coral stone on Kilwa Kisiwani in the 14th century, with dhows waiting in the harbour for the kusi wind.
About
- History
- Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania
- Original fiction
- clever
- observant
- patient
- mischievous
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- #swahili coast
- #kilwa
- #trade
- #history
- #african stories
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